Tener función

English translation: regulate reactions

04:35 Nov 7, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Tener función
Podrían ayudarme con esta expresión por favor.

"Las vitaminas tienen función reguladora"

Lo traduje como: "Vitamins have regulating function".

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José Pablo Corrales
Costa Rica
English translation:regulate reactions
Explanation:
I would say in your context

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The vitamins regulate reactions that occur in metabolism, in contrast to other dietary components known as macronutrients (e.g., fats, carbohydrates, proteins), which are the compounds utilized in the reactions regulated by the vitamins.

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or: work as regulators

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"Las vitaminas tienen función reguladora"

"Vitamins work/function as regulators"

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David Hollywood
Local time: 10:59
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4 +3Vitamins function as regulators
liz askew
4regulate reactions
David Hollywood


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
regulate reactions


Explanation:
I would say in your context

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Note added at 5 mins (2020-11-07 04:40:31 GMT)
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The vitamins regulate reactions that occur in metabolism, in contrast to other dietary components known as macronutrients (e.g., fats, carbohydrates, proteins), which are the compounds utilized in the reactions regulated by the vitamins.

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Note added at 7 mins (2020-11-07 04:42:21 GMT)
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or: work as regulators

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Note added at 10 mins (2020-11-07 04:45:17 GMT)
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"Las vitaminas tienen función reguladora"

"Vitamins work/function as regulators"

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Note added at 41 mins (2020-11-07 05:16:20 GMT)
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me gusta más

David Hollywood
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
That's very helpful! Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  liz askew: You have not reflected the source text accurately.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Vitamins function as regulators


Explanation:
Change it into a verb




Vitamins- The Regulatory Nutrients Flashcards | Quizletquizlet.com › Science › Medicine › Nutrition
vitamins are organic substances (they contain the element carbon) and function as regulators; they do not provide energy nor do they provide the body with ...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:59
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Pedrosa
16 mins

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
1 hr

agree  fsantiago: Me gusta esa traducción, Liz. Suena natural y captura el significado de la definición que has incluido. Otra forma de decir eso es "Vitamins serve a regulatory role/function"
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